Blind or comatose drivers: My husband being sick is isolated but another scary thought.... My 76 year old Nanny recently was moved to assisted living. Before my dad made the choice for her she got lost on a road she drove everyday for the last 40 years, got stuck in her car when the alternator went out (didn't realize she could pull up on the power locks), drove on the wrong side of the road ("it was okay, there was no traffic") and left her keys hanging in her front door numerous times. She told me after moving into the home "I wish K(dad) hadn't sold my car, I wasn't going to go far but it would be nice to go for a drive sometimes or to get a few things". The scary thing is the number of commuters/cyclists (including me!) around her home. I try not to think to hard about the nutbars driving the cars.

Another scary case in point. My eye sight has gotten less than favorable, I can now not drive safely without my contacts. I got a letter from the license office saying I could just mail $24 and renew my license as is, with no vision restriction. I wonder how many people get to do this who actually need to be declared unfit to drive because they went legally blind? Sorry, big thread jack.

How are you today?